Eligibility

Am I eligible to apply?

Do you want to know if you are eligible to apply for an EU career? Here, you will find out what the minimum eligibility criteria are for applying to an EU post. We also explain what the basic language requirements are for applying to an EU vacancy.

To be eligible to apply for an open competition or selection procedure you must:

be a citizen of an EU country

be entitled to full rights as an EU citizen

have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service in your country

have thorough knowledge of one of the official EU languages (Level C1) and satisfactory knowledge of a second (Level B2) official EU language

for language competitions, you must have a perfect knowledge of one official EU language (Level C2) and a thorough knowledge of a second and third (Level C1) official EU language